I generally am enjoying FreeCommander (thank you). However, when dealing with directories with many files (2,000 files, for example), it is SO SLOW. I click, and FreeCommander freezes for several seconds. I click, and FreeCommander freezes for several seconds. Q-Dir does not have this issue.

Is it possible that FreeCommander is somehow scanning files in some way before it displays the list? I don't know why it would, but that's the only explanation I have thought of.

So, is it on a network share, or a local folder? I'm still not sure.
Try with a fresh XE portable, using default settings.
Try to close any tab that has a network folder opened (just for testing).
Try to disable the Tree if it's active.
Try changing the options in Tools->Settings->Network.
Try changing the options in Tools->Settings->View->File/folder list->Icons to something else than Extracted.
Try to disable your Antivirus solution (just for testing).

joby_toss wrote:So, is it on a network share, or a local folder? I'm still not sure.
Try with a fresh XE portable, using default settings.
Try to close any tab that has a network folder opened (just for testing).
Try to disable the Tree if it's active.
Try changing the options in Tools->Settings->Network.
Try changing the options in Tools->Settings->View->File/folder list->Icons to something else than Extracted.
Try to disable your Antivirus solution (just for testing).

The file list with 2000 files in it is on a local drive, but I also have a couple of tabs open with network drives. And a tree for both panes. That's how I work, and how I wish to continue to work.

I'll use some of these suggestions to troubleshoot, though. Thank you.

Of course, you can use the FreeCommander as you wish, but if we could find the option causing the problem, it will be easier to solve it or fix it. So, if possible, please try to use default settings - and then activate some options, like tree, network tabs...

BTW I have a similar problem, another similar issue is the delay after clicking the Favorite tools button, but I have many categories and items, perhaps it is related with your issue.

I am currently using 744 64-bit. I have made all of the configuration changes that people have suggested (unselecting "drive hints", changing icons to all be "registered", and so on). FreeCommander still freezes with "not responding" more often than not.

For example, just clicking the word "Tools" in the menu bar results in a spinning mouse cursor and "not responding" for five or ten seconds -- not always, but often enough to be a nuisance.

It seems to me that what I want is simple, but I am having a heck of a time finding it. The functionality I want seems simple to me: two panes, with tabs on each pane, and a directory tree on each pane. As far as I can tell, only Q-Dir, FreeCommander, and Directory Opus offer this functionality. Q-Dir would be fine, but it crashes a lot. FreeCommander would be fine, but it freezes a lot. And Directory Opus is $80 per machine, which is insane (I have four).

I like FreeCOmmander, and I am glad that I supported it in a small way. But I am not sure what else I can do to troubleshoot this issue and still keep the program usable (hiding the trees for example, would be pointless, since having a tree for each pane is one of the reasons I am using FC instead of something else).